Health Care Support Worker

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a compassionate Health Care Support Worker for its Surgical Ward at King's Mill Hospital. The role involves delivering patient-centred care alongside skilled healthcare professionals in a supportive setting. The candidate should have relevant qualifications in care and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Understanding of individualised personal care.
• Awareness of safeguarding issues.
• Commitment to achieving Care Certificate within 2 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Support patient-centred care in a busy surgical ward.
• Collaborate with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Create a supportive atmosphere for patients and staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Respect for privacy and dignity

Education

NVQ 2 in care

Good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above

Care Certificate

NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Support Worker

The closing date is 08 July 2025

Ward 11 at King's Mill Hospital is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Support Assistant to join our busy Surgical Ward.

Our ward consists of 24 beds, including 3 bays and 12 en-suite rooms, providing an excellent environment for both patients and staff. As a Healthcare Support Assistant, you will work alongside our established and highly skilled Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver patient-centred care in a fast-paced, supportive setting.

The ideal candidate will be courteous, helpful and committed to ensuring patients, relatives and visitors receive the highest level of care and attention. You will support fellow team members to create a motivating, stimulating and supportive atmosphere for everyone on the ward.

Main duties of the job

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About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Knowledge

• Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
• Awareness of Safeguarding issues Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Qualifications

• NVQ 2 in care
• Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
• Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
• Care Certificate" qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care

Further Training

• Able to attend a 6-day Clinical Induction
• Committed to attending further training and development as identified

Experience

• Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Previous care work experience
• Previous experience in a hospital setting

Contractual

• Flexible approach
• Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata